Canada

Women launch lawsuit in labour-inducing drug case at N.B hospital

MONCTON, N.B. - A proposed class action lawsuit has been launched against New Brunswick's largest health authority and an obstetrics nurse by women who believe the nurse improperly ...

Apr 13, 2019

Brexit delay makes time for Canada, Britain to craft trade deal, envoy says

OTTAWA - Britain's prolonged divorce proceeding from the European Union will give it more time to forge a proper free-trade deal with Canada, says the country's envoy to Ottawa. The United K...

Apr 13, 2019

Gloves come off as Canadian TV rivals battle over fees for carrying NHL games

MONTREAL - Quebecor has proposed putting a corporate dispute with BCE's Bell Canada on ice until at least April 23 - a move that offers possible relief for hockey fans who prefer t...

Apr 13, 2019

Trump wields presidential power on energy projects such as stalled Keystone XL

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is eager to jump-start energy projects such as the TransCanada Keystone XL oil pipeline, and he's taken action to assert executive power over such infrastructu...

Apr 13, 2019

Speaker says Philpott's caucus ejection not a matter of MP privilege

OTTAWA - Jane Philpott's parliamentary privileges were not violated when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau booted her and fellow former cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould out of the Liberal caucus...

Apr 13, 2019

Manitoba politician hopes to leave legislature for House of Commons

WINNIPEG - A Manitoba Liberal is hoping to leave her seat in the provincial legislature for one in the House of Commons. Judy Klassen is seeking the federal Liberal nomination in Churchill-K...

Apr 13, 2019

Liberals move ahead on Indigenous agenda after SNC affair, caucus ousters

OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau's Liberals say they are still hearing support from Indigenous people and leaders, despite concerns raised publicly about Trudeau's expulsion of two ex-ministers who h...

Apr 13, 2019

In the news today, April 11

Six stories in the news for Wednesday, April 11 --- MILITARY SHAVES RESTRICTIONS ON PONYTAILS The Canadian military isn't letting its hair down just yet, but for the first time, women in uni...

Apr 13, 2019

Liberals put 'right to housing,' anti-poverty laws into omnibus budget bill

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are using their omnibus budget bill to legislate a "right to housing" in Canada, a pledge advocates worry could fall short of being the historic step ...

Apr 13, 2019

Different pictures emerge of La Loche school shooter requesting youth sentence

REGINA - Saskatchewan's highest court has reserved its decision on whether a young man who shot and killed four people and injured seven others in a northern community should be sentenced as a yo...

Apr 13, 2019